Portugal needs between 1,636 and 3,273 additional occupational therapists, according to estimates by the Directorate General of Health (DGS), which warns that the number of working doctors is “insufficient to ensure monitoring of the health of the employed population.”
The country’s needs assessment “clearly highlights the existence of an insufficient number of medical professionals to provide health surveillance for the employed population, which may be exacerbated by the aging of this occupational group in the short term, as well as the decline in vacancies.” for medical internships in occupational medicine,” warns the State Health Service.
The new data is contained in the System of Occupational Health Indicators (SIOC), created as part of a national program in this area, presented on Tuesday in Lisbon.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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